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Comparative Study
. 1998 Aug;88(8):1245-7.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.8.1245.

Hip fracture incidence among elderly Hispanics

D S Lauderdale  1 , S J Jacobsen, S E Furner, P S Levy, J A Brody, J Goldberg
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Comparative Study

Hip fracture incidence among elderly Hispanics

D S Lauderdale et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Aug.

Abstract

Objectives: This study estimated hip fracture incidence for elderly Hispanics in the United States.

Methods: A cohort of Spanish-surnamed 1992 Medicare enrollees was followed for 2 years. Hip fractures were identified by inpatient diagnostic code.

Results: For Hispanic women, the national age-adjusted hip fracture rate was 7.3 per 1000 person-years; for men, the rate was 3.3. Rates varied markedly, with higher rates for the predominantly Mexican-American southwestern states than for Puerto Ricans.

Conclusions: Nationally, the Hispanic population is at intermediate risk of hip fracture between Blacks and Whites, but geographic variation suggests that Mexican Americans are at higher risk than Puerto Ricans.

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